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this week, ge is shutting this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent light bulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years, forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents, most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room, one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp. >> reporter: paul israel says the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, one of the things he was very interested in was were there more efficient ways to generate electricity. so he would have seen that as the future. >>reporter: the incandescent bulb might be edison's most important innovation. notorious for getting by ofew h few hours' sleep, he wanted to transform the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. but the old incandesce
this week, ge is shutting this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent light bulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years, forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents, most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room, one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and...
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also on wednesday, a month-long august up the virginia department of transportation will be released. -- a month-long audit of the virginia department of transportation will be released. .it is predicted the audit would lead to major changes at vdot. >>> coming next, details that affects emergency workers from september 11. " plus, education in this country. the d.c. school system and michelle rhee, the chancellor. >>> i am indeed belfort furniture weather center. what can we expect for the upcoming work week? what can we expect for the upcoming work week? how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get 15% off all appliances and an extra 10% with your sears card. plus, save up to an additional $250 instantly with our appliance trade-in program. sears. [ male announcer ] new inventory. ♪ new equipment. new trucks. new hires. ♪ new space. ♪ new markets. achievement seizes new opport
also on wednesday, a month-long august up the virginia department of transportation will be released. -- a month-long audit of the virginia department of transportation will be released. .it is predicted the audit would lead to major changes at vdot. >>> coming next, details that affects emergency workers from september 11. " plus, education in this country. the d.c. school system and michelle rhee, the chancellor. >>> i am indeed belfort furniture weather center. what...
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at a hardware store in virginia, which probably carries a bunch of chinese tools. boehner's buddy house minority whip eric cantor he launched a preemptive strike on the democrats in an op-ed in today's "the wall street journal" and he writes "the progressive left end game is very simple. this comes -- first comes the provocative class warfare rhetoric. second comes the vast assumption of government control over the economy. third comes the growth of government spending and entitlements, and higher taxes on our nation's job creators and workers." you know what, i've got to give the guy credit, he knows what the playbook says. kantor is grabbing at straws. crying about class warfare, my friends, is one of the oldest arguments in the book. the republicans and the top 2% have been economically carpet bombing the middle class in this country for the last 30 years. but they belly ache about class warfare anytime their tax cuts are in jeopardy. hold it right there. i thought we were concerned about the budget. i thought we were concerned about the fiscal responsibility of
at a hardware store in virginia, which probably carries a bunch of chinese tools. boehner's buddy house minority whip eric cantor he launched a preemptive strike on the democrats in an op-ed in today's "the wall street journal" and he writes "the progressive left end game is very simple. this comes -- first comes the provocative class warfare rhetoric. second comes the vast assumption of government control over the economy. third comes the growth of government spending and...
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abuelazam is a suspect in 18 attacks in michigan, virginia and ohio, five attacks deadly. >>> still ahead here on the edge, exploring the nation's capitol. two wheels at a time. >>> it's new, the largest of its kind in the united states. coming up, we will tell you what it is and how much it will cost you. >>> plus they eat just about everything. how tiny stink bugs are causing major economic damage for some farmers in our area. >>> and who can forget this video? this -- rather, the legal action being taken against that woman caught on camera, dumping a cat. we are back. >>> the district is expanding its bike sharing program. it makes it the biggest program in the country. karen gray houston has details. >> significant milestone. >> reporter: they came, they saw, they biked. local and federal officials joined a legion of biking enthusiasts in front of the new u.s. department of transportation headquarters in southeast. >> the only thing better than talking about bicycling is bicycling. >> reporter: capitol bike sharing is a regional program with 100 stations in the dis
abuelazam is a suspect in 18 attacks in michigan, virginia and ohio, five attacks deadly. >>> still ahead here on the edge, exploring the nation's capitol. two wheels at a time. >>> it's new, the largest of its kind in the united states. coming up, we will tell you what it is and how much it will cost you. >>> plus they eat just about everything. how tiny stink bugs are causing major economic damage for some farmers in our area. >>> and who can forget this...
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at a training center for the customs and border protection agency in front royal, virginia, five dogs are running through a series of tests, no matter that it is 90 degrees outside. >> it's going to be hot and tired out there in the field. and we are looking for dogs that when it's hot and tired, they're still going. >> reporter: dhs has 2,000 dogs but just announced it needs 3,000 more. >> we are searching for terrorist, terrorist weapons, illegal immigrants entering the country, being smuggled in and contraban. the dogs can perform those screens and search for those faster than by hand. >> levi the dutch spep heard seems to do well at first. he is given the scent of an object, at this case a pipe and set loose to find it. but searcher and retrieve skills aren't enough. the dogs need courage. they can't spook easily. and they need a good work ethic. that may be levi's undoing. he is supposed to stop at nothing to get at the toy inside the cage but he's easily distracted. his fellow canines aren't doing much better. enzo is supposed to ignore a bowl of food and go for the toy but the
at a training center for the customs and border protection agency in front royal, virginia, five dogs are running through a series of tests, no matter that it is 90 degrees outside. >> it's going to be hot and tired out there in the field. and we are looking for dogs that when it's hot and tired, they're still going. >> reporter: dhs has 2,000 dogs but just announced it needs 3,000 more. >> we are searching for terrorist, terrorist weapons, illegal immigrants entering the...
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the 41-year-old mother and grandmother is the only woman on virginia's death row. she is also set to be the first woman executed in the state in nearly a century. lewis was convicted of conspiring with two men to carry out the 2002 murders of her husband and stepson. right now her execution is scheduled for thursday. >>> ever since the d.c. council chairman vincent gray won last week's mayoral primary, the question on many people's mind is whether or not school chancellor michelle rhee will be staying. kristin fisher reports that we could have an answer sometime this week. >> reporter: well michelle rhee will return from vacation this week and when she does, she'll meet with vince gray about her future or lack there of as d.c. school chancellor. now her school reform was a major issue throughout the battle. supporters of michelle rhee and fenty credited them for making tough decisions to improve d.c. schools but opponents have accused her of alienating teachers and parents and critical of her firing 200 d.c. teachers for underperformance. michelle rhee said she did
the 41-year-old mother and grandmother is the only woman on virginia's death row. she is also set to be the first woman executed in the state in nearly a century. lewis was convicted of conspiring with two men to carry out the 2002 murders of her husband and stepson. right now her execution is scheduled for thursday. >>> ever since the d.c. council chairman vincent gray won last week's mayoral primary, the question on many people's mind is whether or not school chancellor michelle rhee...
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how long have you been volunteering here. >> this is my first monday in virginia. a lot of free time is spent here. >> reporter: and why do you choose to volunteer here? >> because it's a good way to give back. i meet a lot of new people. the people that you see volunteer have a good heart. you learn a lot from the experience. >> reporter: and you get a lot of good deals. some of these deals are amazing. >> very much so. and a lot of people come in and they come in and set the stuff up. it's exciting to see what people can do with free time and come out and set up and give back to the communityism it's exciting to know there is good in the world. there is a lot of good still in the world and you can find it here at the habitat for humanity store in chantilly. we have a link to theirs. they are open every day except sunday. we'll have a last look at fox 5 morning news when we come back. stay with us. ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm he
how long have you been volunteering here. >> this is my first monday in virginia. a lot of free time is spent here. >> reporter: and why do you choose to volunteer here? >> because it's a good way to give back. i meet a lot of new people. the people that you see volunteer have a good heart. you learn a lot from the experience. >> reporter: and you get a lot of good deals. some of these deals are amazing. >> very much so. and a lot of people come in and they come in...
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain-old incandescent light bulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. it seemed that the invepgs thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the electrical lamp. >> reporter: he said that the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was always somebody who was looking forward. one thing that he was very interested in, was there more efficient ways to generate electricity? he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent bulb, notorious for getting by on a few hours of sleep, he wanted to transformed the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. >> the light bulb going off over your head, that's representing ediso
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain-old incandescent light bulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. it seemed that the invepgs thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the...
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i tell you, they targeting west virginia now, freedom works. if they can take west virginia, the republicans have a shot at winning back the senate. wolf some. >> let me bring in mark for a moment. mark, the -- the democrats are pushing back against this whole tea party phenomenon right now. the president and the vice president, for example, they're on the road. >> they are, wolf. really, look, the president is not on the ballot in november, but this election will be a ref ru rendm on this policies. he's raising money in philadelphia for democratic candidates. he'll do the same in new york later this week. not only him, joe biden will be in four states this week, wolf, raising money, trying to get as much money as possible to run these very expensive ad campaigns. i just got off the phone with democratic officials and what they're telling me at this point is that the tea party will be a big issue for them. they will try to frame the tea party as an out-of-control organization and they'll try to tie the republican party to it. this is what joe b
i tell you, they targeting west virginia now, freedom works. if they can take west virginia, the republicans have a shot at winning back the senate. wolf some. >> let me bring in mark for a moment. mark, the -- the democrats are pushing back against this whole tea party phenomenon right now. the president and the vice president, for example, they're on the road. >> they are, wolf. really, look, the president is not on the ballot in november, but this election will be a ref ru rendm...
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levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad cholesterol or what we call the ldl cholesterol is a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, the build-up of junk inside the arteries that can lead to heart attacks or stroke. >> so the blood doesn't flow as well. >> it's not quite so simple. >> i like to keep it simple. >> but think about it like the pipes in your house, and if junk fills up, things don't flow well and the blood supply is interrupted to the heart, that means a heart attack and if it's interrupted to the brain, that's a stroke. and it is compl
levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad...
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. >> under the guidance of leader john boehner the roll-out is set to happen at this lumberyard in virginia, outside washington on thursday morning. lumber company president hopes that the g.o.p. leaders will push for the bush tax cuts will be extended across the board. >> we don't need to be hit in the recession with a tax increase. you can say it's the expiration of tax cut. it's tax increase. >> also expected to be on the list of the governing agenda, 20 items aimed to create jobs, reducing government spending and repealing or counteracting recently passed healthcare legislation. conservatives say they expect even more. we must not remain silent when great moral values are being raged. those who have us ignore the battle fought over life, marriage, religious liberty have forgotten the lessons of history. >> at least one house republican congressman pit says he's been assured that thursday's document will include language on social issues to conservative. though it's drawing comparisons to the contract on america, sources say they're different in content and presentation. no gathering on
. >> under the guidance of leader john boehner the roll-out is set to happen at this lumberyard in virginia, outside washington on thursday morning. lumber company president hopes that the g.o.p. leaders will push for the bush tax cuts will be extended across the board. >> we don't need to be hit in the recession with a tax increase. you can say it's the expiration of tax cut. it's tax increase. >> also expected to be on the list of the governing agenda, 20 items aimed to...
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you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people to invest. along with that is the whole question of capital shipments. that's really why we are here. i would like to hear from you, a sense of your path to fairness of the captive. shippers come to see me all the time. they come from all over the koirpt country. i'm not a lawyer but i feel like one when i think of all the cases brought before the itc or stb and feeling short changed. they are always up against you can win or loose because you have a system. you sort of discuss the release in some of these papers i am reading but it is a case of timing. the classic techn
you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people...
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he is a suspect in two stabbings and a hammer attack in virginia as well as stabbings in ohio, but he's not been charged in those cases. if convicted on one of the charges in michigan, he faces life in prison with no parole. >>> a new offering at an ohio school is billing itself as junk food. it comes from a vending mcachin. not quite what you'd expect, though. mason high school just installed an all-carrot vending machine. he's bag of carrots costs 50 cents. with me the principal of mason high school in cincinnati. how much business do you think those machines are going to get? >> we don't know. it's causing a lot of buzz, that's for sure. >> i understand the machine was turned on friday. did you hear at all from the students ahead of this? i know it's sort of a two-month pilot machine. >> correct, it's a two-month pilot machine. we knew as early as may when they would come out and we would possibly be a part of this program. and, you know, now that the machine is in, it was about maybe an hour before the kids were actually buying these carrots. >> it's going to be a novelty, anyway, t
he is a suspect in two stabbings and a hammer attack in virginia as well as stabbings in ohio, but he's not been charged in those cases. if convicted on one of the charges in michigan, he faces life in prison with no parole. >>> a new offering at an ohio school is billing itself as junk food. it comes from a vending mcachin. not quite what you'd expect, though. mason high school just installed an all-carrot vending machine. he's bag of carrots costs 50 cents. with me the principal of...
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three in virginia and one in ohio. they arrested him as he tried to board a flight to his native israel. if convicted he faces possibility of life in prison with no chance of parol. status update tonight on report that facebook is building a phone. social networking site comments on whether those reports are true. plus security beneath the streets. >> in the battle to prevent terror attacks in new york city, some 500 new security cameras go online. giving police instant access to some of the world's busiest transportation hubs. details after the break. ma anno] throughout our lives, we encounter new opportunities. at the hartford we can help you pursue them with confidence. ♪ by helping you prepare for your financial fut.. and protecting your homend family. so go forward, with confidence. and with the hartford ehind you... achieve what's ahead of you. ♪ achieve what's ahead of you. investors are demanding more for their money. good. this time, i'm watching fees like a hawk. i hate hidden fees. why should i have to
three in virginia and one in ohio. they arrested him as he tried to board a flight to his native israel. if convicted he faces possibility of life in prison with no chance of parol. status update tonight on report that facebook is building a phone. social networking site comments on whether those reports are true. plus security beneath the streets. >> in the battle to prevent terror attacks in new york city, some 500 new security cameras go online. giving police instant access to some of...
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talk about west virginia and the senate race there. this was the seat long held by the -- robert byrd who died earlier this year. freedom works, it's a conservative group, a grassroots organization that has provided a lot of the organization behind the tea party movement. i spoke to a couple of the people at freedom works today. they're going to get involved in the race and help with get out the vote efforts in west virginia. they think this is a seat they can grab back in the special election come november from the democrats. that's what i got. mark preston has a lot more. >> a lot of talk about the midterm elections. was the white house engaged in the elections, were they not? clearly the president and the vice president is this week. in fact, president obama is in philadelphia. he's raising money for democrats today. vice president biden is in ohio. on wednesday president obama goes to new york city for the u.n. general assembly but will also raise money for house and senate democrats. biden in massachusetts, maryland and florida ov
talk about west virginia and the senate race there. this was the seat long held by the -- robert byrd who died earlier this year. freedom works, it's a conservative group, a grassroots organization that has provided a lot of the organization behind the tea party movement. i spoke to a couple of the people at freedom works today. they're going to get involved in the race and help with get out the vote efforts in west virginia. they think this is a seat they can grab back in the special election...
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one more stop, we'll see how we're doing on the beltway of virginia. the inner loop still jammed from springfield around the bend toward 66, although it looks a lile bit better. pat. >> thank you, jerry. a reminder, yocan get all >>> from nbc new, this is a special numbers education, live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> i just want to say -- >> that's why we call it fundy, ptember 20th. >> she gets 36-24-36 -- >> if only that wer true. >> i get 46. >> well, i'm about to make it up to you, because, yes, we're bowing to tell you special numbers today. it's a special edition of the "today" show. we went without makeup a few months ago, just to be -- i don't know why did that. i sorrye did that. but today we are going to reveal as most of you know our ages. we are what we are. >> the idea is, you are -- >> you can e about it and you know who you are, but the truth is, i am 57 and a month already. >> 'you just turned 26 early in august. >> later -- how do you feel wearing the button? it's one thing to say it out loud. it goes away and some people m
one more stop, we'll see how we're doing on the beltway of virginia. the inner loop still jammed from springfield around the bend toward 66, although it looks a lile bit better. pat. >> thank you, jerry. a reminder, yocan get all >>> from nbc new, this is a special numbers education, live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> i just want to say -- >> that's why we call it fundy, ptember 20th. >> she gets 36-24-36 -- >> if only that wer true. >> i...
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i have to tell you this area was founded in 1609 by sailors trying to get to virginia, and they settled here. i can tell you from 1609 to present day they know how to handle these tropical systems. they were well prepared, they were willing to accept the damage from the tree, the roof damage and the shattered windows, blocked roadways. it goes with the territory, so to speak. some of the flooding that we had along the coastline is caused by some of the nine to 12-foot waves that pushed by the wind you're going to have that. that's water is now since receded which is good news. there are other issues in terms of the main causeway in bermuda. that's shut. the airport is closed. when the winds subside, what they will do is take a team of engineers out by the causeway and check fort structural damage. if it appears sound, they will open it back up. and hopefully thereafter the airport. >> reynolds wolf doing yeoman's service in bermuda. >>> sarah shourd who spent more than a year in prison is back on u.s. soul but her heart is in iran. >> her fiance and friend are being held accused by the
i have to tell you this area was founded in 1609 by sailors trying to get to virginia, and they settled here. i can tell you from 1609 to present day they know how to handle these tropical systems. they were well prepared, they were willing to accept the damage from the tree, the roof damage and the shattered windows, blocked roadways. it goes with the territory, so to speak. some of the flooding that we had along the coastline is caused by some of the nine to 12-foot waves that pushed by the...
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this is a smaller event at a hardware store in serling, virginia. republican leaders are going to meet with small business owners and come out and have a press conference, very different from the contract, also, because that was a very specific list of 20 agenda items. this is going to be about 20. that was 10. this will be about 20. it will be focused on things that voters care about this year, like small businesses, like jobs and things like that and will talk about how they would run the house of representatives differently if they were in charge. this is brand new. cnn has learned first. it is on the ticker. for the rest of what's crossing on the ticker, i turn it over to mark preston. >>> other stories crossing right now, while they might be unified over that agenda they'll release on thursday, whether or not unified republicans is in alaska. lisa murkowski decided to run as a write-in candidate. she was on "state of the union" with candy crowley. she says she's a victim of a smear campaign and is going to run even though she doesn't have the b
this is a smaller event at a hardware store in serling, virginia. republican leaders are going to meet with small business owners and come out and have a press conference, very different from the contract, also, because that was a very specific list of 20 agenda items. this is going to be about 20. that was 10. this will be about 20. it will be focused on things that voters care about this year, like small businesses, like jobs and things like that and will talk about how they would run the...
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in virginia, things are moving nicely at the pentagon. >>> a beautiful morning with a lot of sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. temperatures are in the 60's. we don't have a big temperatures spread this morning but by tomorrow morning, i think it will be 10-15 degrees cooler than right now. a lot of such an expected today and a little bit cooler than yesterday afternoon with highs near 80. the humidity will drop throughout the day and tomorrow will have a lot of sunshine but cooler with high temperatures and below 80's and near 90 despite being officially autumn on a wednesday. >>> it is mel little bit easier to get to interstate 95 in northern virginia. the southbound lanes of the fairfax county parkway before it -- between rolling road opened this past weekend. this means the parkway is close to being fully completed. we'll be back with another update ♪ >>> good morning, america. i think everyone is ready. the new season, "dancing with the stars." it is back. tonight, that's right. our cameron mathison. he was on "dancing with the stars," he goes behind the scenes, gets all the
in virginia, things are moving nicely at the pentagon. >>> a beautiful morning with a lot of sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. temperatures are in the 60's. we don't have a big temperatures spread this morning but by tomorrow morning, i think it will be 10-15 degrees cooler than right now. a lot of such an expected today and a little bit cooler than yesterday afternoon with highs near 80. the humidity will drop throughout the day and tomorrow will have a lot of sunshine but cooler...
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will ought but ban the bulbs. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomoh edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp. >> reporter: edison historian paul israel says the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was always somebody kind of looking forward. one of the things he was always very interested in was more efficient ways to generate electricity. so he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent bulb might be edison's most important innovation. notorious for getting by on a few hours' sleep, he wanted to transform the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. but the old inca
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will ought but ban the bulbs. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomoh edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp....
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in april 2007, investigators uncovered an illegal dog-fighting operation on the virginia farm of nfl superstar quarterback michael vick. >> and i have to pate consequences for it. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and served 19 months in a federal prison and became a lightning rod for critics. but few paid attention to the 51 pit bulls taken from vick's farm. their fate seemed sealed. >> we had been told these were the most dangerous aggressive dogs in america. >> but donna reynolds, who specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating pit bulls was on a panel of animal experts that found that the dogs were not aggressive towards people. the panel believed these dogs should get a chance to live. >> once we met the dogs, we knew that we had a lot of work to do because so many were shut down around people, scared to death. >> reporter: this is uba. in 2007, headlines branded him menacing. and this is uba today. >> he can wave. wave. there you go! >> reporter: meet frodo. >> your buddies. >> reporter: and johnny. >> what's this? >> when the 51 dogs were first evaluated, hopes f
in april 2007, investigators uncovered an illegal dog-fighting operation on the virginia farm of nfl superstar quarterback michael vick. >> and i have to pate consequences for it. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and served 19 months in a federal prison and became a lightning rod for critics. but few paid attention to the 51 pit bulls taken from vick's farm. their fate seemed sealed. >> we had been told these were the most dangerous aggressive dogs in america....
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we have the former governor of virginia as the chairman and he's very, very good. megyn: i've got to run any way. thank you, always a pleasure. thanks, guys. well she may have spent more time on her hair than she did in for the. -- court. paris hilton today made a deal to duck felony drug charges and did it in less than 30 minutes. celebrity justice anyone? on "kelly's court." a bank surveillance camera captures a desperate moment in a horrifying crime. a mother right here withdrawing thousands of dollars in order to pay a ransom for her captured family. her captors were outside. within an hour she and her daughters would be dead, brutally murdered. a fierce debate is underway over the death penalty for the accused killers. the next guest after the break says it's not appropriate here. foxnews.com has details, you can get them now and join us for the debate in three minutes. >> what's your emergency? >> i've got bill petit here who is hurt, my neighbor. >> he's at your house? >> yes, he's right here. >> get in the house, get in the house. get someone here now, now,
we have the former governor of virginia as the chairman and he's very, very good. megyn: i've got to run any way. thank you, always a pleasure. thanks, guys. well she may have spent more time on her hair than she did in for the. -- court. paris hilton today made a deal to duck felony drug charges and did it in less than 30 minutes. celebrity justice anyone? on "kelly's court." a bank surveillance camera captures a desperate moment in a horrifying crime. a mother right here withdrawing...
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factory in the united states that makes the regular old incandescent light bulb, it's a factory in virginia closing three years after the fed starts moving to phase out light bulbs, ordering government buildings to use fluorescent bulbs to save energy. my next guest thinks that the plan backfired and people are going to lose their jobs from this factory. it's congressman joe barton. this caught our eye. it encapsulate as number of issues out there right now. why are you fighting to save the indan des -- incandescent light bulb? >> they're cheaper, environmentally correct and we think consumers ought to make the correct choice, especially middle and low income americans, they can't afford four, $5 light bulbs when you can get the old fashioned light bulb for 40, 50 cents a pop. martha: but part of the action is to say that the government won't purchase incandescent light bulbs nip. it doesn't mean the rest of us can't. >> it also says it can't be sold as retail in the united states. martha: they can't be sold anywhere after -- when is this going to go into effect? >> 2014. so we want to repe
factory in the united states that makes the regular old incandescent light bulb, it's a factory in virginia closing three years after the fed starts moving to phase out light bulbs, ordering government buildings to use fluorescent bulbs to save energy. my next guest thinks that the plan backfired and people are going to lose their jobs from this factory. it's congressman joe barton. this caught our eye. it encapsulate as number of issues out there right now. why are you fighting to save the...
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tweets, why don't you go hug the dog killer and look at the carcasses that he laid on the ground in virginia. >> let me say it right here. it's a good story. >> it's a great story. >> it's a great story about a guy that made some terrible mistakes. he went to jail. he paid his debt to society. >> more than others who have done far worse have paid. >> exactly. what peter is telling us is, he's grown up and that's a great story. >> he went to the right team, the philadelphia eagles. andy reid looked upon him as sort of a prodigal son. his sons have been arrested and had drug problems. andy reid was the perfect guy to sort of minister to michael vick at this time in his life. >> and willie, they're a rough group. >>> let's end on two disappointments, brett favre and the vikings 0-2. dallas cowboys 0-2 right now. >> i think the thing with favre is it's hard to tell how much of it is him and how much it's his surrounding cast. he had a healthy surrounding cast at the start of last year, started slowly and picked up momentum. he's got too many guys hurt right now. he doesn't seem to be playing wit
tweets, why don't you go hug the dog killer and look at the carcasses that he laid on the ground in virginia. >> let me say it right here. it's a good story. >> it's a great story. >> it's a great story about a guy that made some terrible mistakes. he went to jail. he paid his debt to society. >> more than others who have done far worse have paid. >> exactly. what peter is telling us is, he's grown up and that's a great story. >> he went to the right team,...